Sophie Meiklejohn eats a cheese stick from a bagged lunch at the park next to the Hedberg Public Library, Monday, June 9, 2025. The lunch provided by the School District of Janesville and offered at school and community sites, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is free to anyone under the age of 18.
Charlotte Hellmich holds her little sister Evangeline, while they eat a bagged lunch at the park next to the Hedberg Public Library, Monday, June 9, 2025. The lunch provided by the School District of Janesville and offered at school and community sites, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is free to anyone under the age of 18.
JANESVILLE — Summer has begun, but daily school lunch is still being served to children at sites across Janesville.
On Monday, Courtney Hellmich sat on a brightly patterned blanket along the Rock River, eating picnic-style with her four daughters at a park beside the Hedberg Public Library.
Sophie Meiklejohn eats a cheese stick from a bagged lunch at the park next to the Hedberg Public Library, Monday, June 9, 2025. The lunch provided by the School District of Janesville and offered at school and community sites, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is free to anyone under the age of 18.
Charlotte Hellmich holds her little sister Evangeline, while they eat a bagged lunch at the park next to the Hedberg Public Library, Monday, June 9, 2025. The lunch provided by the School District of Janesville and offered at school and community sites, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is free to anyone under the age of 18.